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June 14, 2009

G63: Phillies 11, Red Sox 6

wmtc4 was a huge success, I slept in till 11:30, there is afternoon baseball, the Red Sox are 3 GA in the East and the weather will remain gorgeous for many evening hours of patio relaxation. Perfect.

Since the end of April, Beckett has a 1.70 ERA in seven straight quality starts; in the one game he was tagged with a loss, he allowed one unearned run in eight innings. Over his last four starts, his ERA is a paltry 0.31, with opposing batters hitting [sic] .115/.198/.167.

Happ started the year in the bullpen, but his last four appearances have been starts (log). In those starts: 23.2 innings, 17 hits, 9 walks, 17 strikeouts, 4 home runs allowed, .205/.298/.410.

Jacoby Ellsbury, hitting in the #2 spot last night, homered, singled, walked three times, and stole a base. He's hitting .367/.472/.500 in June. ... A Julio Lugo impersonator went 4-for-5 last night, with two doubles.

I don't care what he thinks. ... We don't go back and say they hit us intentionally. We've got games to worry about ... He needs to worry about managing ... I think he's just frustrated that we have a good team and a good lineup. ... And they called the commissioner's office. Come on.

I've always said and thought it'd about the pitching and the pitchers rather than the pitch counts. If you want your pitcher to go deep, he needs to improve control and pitch selection and not to nibble nibble nibble. And yes, you can stick to the strike zone and not get lit up. Ask Maddux and Glavine.

Ironic that last night's game ended up 11-6 and right now this one is 11-6 the other way.

What isn't ironic, but instead downright frustrating, is not getting adequate care at the ER. She left there worse than she went in with dehydration and a migraine, etc., so now making some calls to find her primary care doctor and/or a neurologist at another hospital.